Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-20

oRLAND HAS A BANK,
With capital of 100000, which is put
ting up two-story brick bank building.
A. ID. Logan & Co. have a warehouse at
this place, said to be the largest of any
north of Port Costa 1t is so by 720 feet,
with concrete eoor. There are two
churches-M, +. and Catholic. 1t is the
railroad point for 81. Johns and Neville
CITRUS FRUIEs IN STONY CREEK.
H B. Julian, living on Stony creek,
fifteen miles west of Orland, produces cit
rus and decidueus fruits of all kinds He
is sheltered on all sides by hills. and he
has never kno~n frost in that vicinity.
He has about 1000 trees-seme forty acres
oranges, anricots, peaches, pears, necta-
rines, etc.
FARM WEALTH, ETC. SURROUNDING
oRLAND.
Orland is surrounded b. some of the
finest ranches in the State The foothills
TO the west have the best of rich, clay
loans, which produce such large yields of
wheat and are so we'll adapted TO fruit
growing. To the south and east are large
wheat ranches, some of them embracing
thousands of acres
The Walsh ranch is on the rich allu-
vium of the Sacramento, near St. Johns,
and it is well adapted for fruit or alfalfa.
The Billion Bros. have fine properties III
this neighborhood. l.. III. Mcintosh, of
Chico, has large 4,000-acre farm near
here that would make homes for hundred
horticulturists and their families. Super
visor OHare and his brothers have 1000
acre farm which will be invaluable for
tree fruits and grapes.
There can be 10 doubt that all the IA :
900 acres in this new district will rapidly
enhance in value and be sold in small
tracts to actual occupants, and that there
will be great transformation in the dis
trict.
Orland has live, bright and able weekly
paper-the Orland Ners-edited by J. ii
Rogers, and it is active in developing the
resources Of the surrounding country and
building up the town.
GERMANTOWN
Is eight miles south of Orland, and ha,
about 400 people. 1t is busy bushes.
place, with big grain warehouses. The
country around it in all directions is rich
and fertile, and if divided into small hold
iings would support large population. II
has good schools and churches Sever
miles south of Germantown is the town o.
WILLOWS,
The junction of the Northern California
and the West Side and Mendocino Rail.
road, and the second town in population in
the county. This town is surrounded by
a large area of rich and fertile country,
and there is a bright future before the
place. An account of " Willows and Sur
rounding Country" will be given in an
other issue of the REceRD-UNIoN here
after.
THE TOWN OF NORMAN
Is eight miles south of Willows, ON the
railroad. 1t is 4 small, but good business
place. 1t has rich country surrounding
at, and producing large quantities of wheat
and barley, requiring large warehouses for
storage.
MAXWELL
Is the next town south on the railroad. Ii
is busy, thriving business place, with a
population OF 800 people. The town is
well laid out, with wide, well-graded
streets lined with shade trees There are
large stores with heavy stocks of goods,
good hotels, livery stables, blacksmith
shops, warehouses, fine schools. and a live,
able newspaper. the Argus.
The country is rich all around Maxwell,
and 10 the west is the clay loan belt so
we'll adapted for fruit When this fruit
belt is developed, Maxwell will be a great
shipping point, and will have its fruit
shipping and packing houses; its dryers
and evaporators, its canneries and win
cries.
FRUIT FARMS IN THE VICINITY.
There are some fine old and Young
orchards and vineyards around Maxwell,
and they show that horticulture can be
made highly profitable. There are so many
of these that it is impossible to mention
them even. The most noticeable place is
that of Supervisor Felts, who has fifty
acres of grapevines, which have a large
growth and yield a good quantity and
quality of grapes. Mr.. Felts has 5000
acres of fine fruit land now devoted to
grain-gro~ing. The other towns on the
railroad are Colusa Junction, Williams
with 200 population, churches, foul
schools, large business houses and rich
surrounding country, and Arbuckle, with
fertile surrounding country, 500 population
and a thriving business.
COLLEGE CITY
Is located three miles east of the railroad
has oo0 population, very considerable
trade, and Is one of the noted educational
towns of the State. Pierce Christian Col.
lege Is located here and is one of the lead.
ing colleges of the State A cut of thi.
institution is given on the first page. Lees
vile, in Bear Valley; Smithville, Elk
Creek and MELVILLE in Stony Creek val.
ley, and Sites in Antelope valley. are the
towns IN the Coast Range They are grow
ing and attractive towns.
Low RATE OF TAXATION.
Taxation in Colusa county is light. anC
the county affairs are managed with adj
mirable ability by the Board of Super
yisorS, who are as follows: C. c. Felts
Chairman, Maxwell; w. n. Herd, Colusa
NJ. OHair, Orland; J. f. Keeran. Willows
p. Hannum, College City.
The above is 4 glance at Colusa count,
as she Is, with her vast area of fertile land
her uneXcelled winterless climate, hei
million acres of fruit land, her unequalec
transportation facilities, her broad plains
sloping foothills and sheltered valleys, anG
her busy, thriving towns. The future
of the county will present a differ.
ent picture. In place of her bound
less wheat areas there will be the
vernal green of alfalfa fields, great orchard.
and vineyards The plains will rival the
Santa Clara and Livermore valleys in
orchard products, and her foothills will
rival Sonoma, Napa and Naca valleys in
wine and fruits. The old towns will grow
into cities, and new ones will spring into
existence; wineries and wine-cellars will
be built. Every town will have its fruit
companies, packing establishments and
canneries, and all these will give employ.
ment to thousands Of men and women
The transformation will be so great that
even her most sanguine and far-seeina
people will not know her.
WELCOME TO HoME-sEEKERs.
The home-seeker cannot go amiss in thi,
county. Wherever he goes he will find :
welcome and all the information he de
sires. De Jarnatt & Crane, of Colusa
issue descriptive pamphlet and map
which they send free on application.
CATCHING IioRsEs.@Some one, WRITING
very sensibly of the treatment of horses
says: Never run after horse in III,
pasture. If he docs NOT like 10 be cauob,